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FEATURES or THE PRITT INSTITUTE.
CHAT WITH BRooKLYN's WEALTHY AND GEN.
ERoUs LOVER OF EDUCATION.

A CHAT WITH BRoOKLYNs WEALTHY AND GEN
ERoUs LOVER OF EDUCATION
Though the generosity OF one of her citizens Brooklyn
f. Don 10 have an Industrial educational institution.
founded the lines aui ideas the Cooper ts,i-
tute Charles Pratt OF the Standard OH Company and
the president OF the Pratt Manufacturing Company a'
No. 26 Broadway, makes the generous gift wtich VIII
cost him nearly s1,000000 Tho cost OF the building
alone will approach halt million when completed as
contemplated With all the latest Improvements IN arch
lecture ana fitted with the appliances for the educa
ional methods which will he ursned there. The rest OF
outlay will he usedas endowm FUND fart ~ te
fund has been put IL tho astral Flats" being built
in BrooJ of which desert ion has already ny peared
in The TRIBUNE. bill 10 incorporate tne ilals In IN
stitute as will he called. ousdered by the sen
ate at Albany Friday and referred to the Judleaiy
COMMITTEES TO be perfected. . ,o
ferday, blsily with his arcrltfcts oiscusse
Tire details OF the building which Is already partiSy
constructed He declined to say inch apo1 H. s
settled. Mr.. Pratt. however assured the reporter wa.
the main IDEAS contained in the charter wnGl VIII oo No
Ign educational institution IN which persons ol uusn
may be taught among o:her tnngs, i n thoee
which pertnin to manufactured materials ana woven
fabrics Much time will be devoted 70 taniDg W.
women W II have special classes IN household econoy.
s soo, hHne lie enSc and making OF clothes and kindred
industries. Full instruction VIII ne given IN SANITARY
ures III be the classes in stenography and ypewritne
telegraphy and OoOkkeeiine Architecture, h0nse
decoraon frcscoing sculpture and painting will re-
liberal apr environments Of the income devoted 10
tres circulating library and raa ling will also
he established ia connection with aho institute, havir
as many branches as necessary throughout the city
Popular will no another nseiu feature aa 20
of objects OF tsclence and art hoard OF trustees VIII
control the institute assisted oy an advisofy pou
low tie interest of the institute VIII arrow, huu
all revenues from whatever sources derived WI" 10 up
r,ir3 10 tIte In
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CHICAGO ART NOTES.

tNicdgO Netrs
While in New-YOrk receI thy, valued fellow
townsman, Mr.. Felix Livermann. had his portrait
executed in India ink by the celebrated painter,
Sarony.
We understand that Professor Uppmann. the West
Randolph-s artist, is finishing a couple OF genuine
Raphaels tor the Calumet Club
Ii is rumored that prominent candy merchant of
this city has recently purchased genuine portrait OF
DR.. Samuel johnson. the reyiser OF ebsters
Dictionary, made by Michael Angelo, the well-know1
Italian fresccer.
Nine Mathilda d'Arblav, the popular manufacturer
of wax flowers has returned from iornights visit
to her old home, South Bend, Ind.
Mrs. Fosdick presented to the West Side Brown
ing Club exquisite portrait of Browning made OF
the hair OF her amented husband, who was named
alter the distinguished poet, and whose untimely
decease chrOniced in literary notes last week.
We informed that our enterprsing fellow
townsman, Mr. George NJ. Pullman, contemplates
naming OF his sleeping after either Titan
Rrbens we forget which.
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Mr.. ABBEJ,S PLANS.

Henry L. Abbey was in town yesterday making final
ARRANGEMENT for the Patti OF opera and also for
the BernhaIt season star Theatre. which begins
next Monday. He said:
We have had good week in Washington. said
he tboueh rs IL was tho last week OF Congress
We might have better The aiingh session
cupiei the attention OF every one The safe ~ fadelphs
As have arranged
matters saslacoiialy with Mr. stanton though
the operas rcpcrtory in a thoroughly
worthy manner not regards the principal members OF
costumes ana
forth Nine CavalazH will be the principal danseuse and
we snail with Carmen. Touch
ing e stat that shall week lease OF the
Academy OF Music with MI DinsmOTe only say II Is
news 10 me- The discussed by Mr. DinsmOre
Mr. shoefe myself before the sale OF the property but
rs not been referred Certainly immediate
ton Will bc taken.
Mrs Abbey. who came Washington with her hus
hand is no IN the best health little time ago
she slipped ana hurt her knee. from injury To which
ehe suffered severely year or two ago.
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LrEurExANrcoLoNEL II. II. SCOTT

WAsHrNGroS March 5.-fieutenantColoncl L. H. Scott
Sd Artillery Chief OF the Publication Onice OF War Rec
ors of the Rebellion died at his residence IN this city TINS
afternoon OF pneumonia Colonel scott was son Of the
pev W 4 Scott a distinguished minister OF the Freshly
terion Church and was born at Winchester Tenn. lie
served with distinction throughout the war aud AT me
battle OF Galncss Mil was wounded ana btcNeteH or
ii,ntrv Ref the war he was stationed on the Pa
chic Coast and had al time under MS charge the
United states steamer Massachusetts during the Fan juan
troublcs I'm l~lg For two years he was professor OF
military science AT Firbau MINI. lie was military
secretary in S-S tO the Joint commission o. congress
known "a the Burnside bull aud Recorder OF me court
OF Inquiry upon the case Of Judge-Adyoch'e pehrIh
Swan When he died he was IN charge OF the compiAa
ton Of the records OF the late war.
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PANELS FOR THE GARFIELD MONUMENT

The last OF the five bas-reei panels for the Garfield
Monument in Cleveland finished yesterday by
Caspar Bubar the sculptor, and was put on eAhibi-
ton IN his studio, No. 343 West Ihlrteenth-st. IL
measures seven by sixteen feet in the plaster cast
and contains nearly twenty figures some i'll bassos and
some in ALDO relieve. This ist panel represents Gar
Geld lyiu, in state guarded by Nv soldiers and "A
Knight Temilar while a crowd OF people press by to
take last look. The figures are realistic OF course,
not ali egorca Among them are merchant, sailor.
a negro two women. a little girl and crippled old
man. all OF liio-size The five panels in TACT. will
make a 1rieze picturing five phases of Garhelds life
the schoomuster the soldier the orator the President
and the ma,tyr. The first four have already been
cast in terra-corta. The fifth will he sent to Perth
Ambny this week tor casting. klhe monument VIII
probably he unveiled in May or June.
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.SslTIrTyG 1 LETTER.CARRIER.

The Prince Street Police were engaged yesterday
nve .tigating Il mysterious assault upon Johh SUN
van. letter-carrer attached to Station A. hafiy
in the morning he WAS found halt senSeess ana bleed
ing III an alley i'll Sullivan-st near "1t.ssl'' 'nu
49, rcmo,ed 10 81 Vncents Hospital. His lace was
emf and his Jaw vas broken. The surgeons tho"ght
his injuries were dangerous. Sullivan was 30 mncn
under the influence OF liquor that nj rare hour "se
Give an account OF his wandeIngS ON trlaay night
The police found board smeareI WIN blood; wnoh
n"sa,l,nt While tncy wcrc searching the yard
behind tie alley the officers fonnd the bOuy Oh an
infant The houses adjoining the alley are oceu M'
by Italians. Su'liyau's home Was NJ No. - ""i
hnrrN-st.
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rBE BARNUM AND FOREPA UGH PARA DE.

Tho parade OF Barnum Forepaugh VIII lake place
Saturday night the weather clear and Will be big
AMIR 1t will two miles Of gronnd be envened
by OF fifteen full military bands and be lighted by
calcium varcoored lights bedes 1000 torches carried
attendants There Will also be a tinuOus
display from begnLnG to end of the procession
among which w DC forty open den OF Wild animals
each herds elephants
70 big chaios others with howdas their backs Cleo
barge OF state Mother Goose and peacock cha
1ots horses hipporOue riders male aud female jock
eva knights forty caDe nifty carved chaf1o and cages and
cy,c and eotesaue features the procession VIII leave
addison qare Garden dark and will be out about four
loura
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Post OMce Notice.


SHOULD be read DAILY by ali lAtersst' as changes may
oc III ~ any foreign countries be specially adj
dressed or 1ac ~ p.redAr sta ns except Mne
letters sscAly aiires'ed oeiIs seat ny INC
1@sss. S9'' NAL, Tor the week ending March IL will close
promptly IN ali cases. 1t tns . ace - ioHo"s ,-
TuEsDAY-At 2:30 Tor Nassau. y. ~ per steamship
CIV OF MONTICELLO. non JACKSONVILLE
yvFUNEspAY-At $50 l. III. Tor Europe, per steamship
Aier. SOUTHAMPTON aai Brensn ,, ~ '; ~ t @
for TruxiO and kuatal, per steamship MARIA r. NON
NewOreans. -,
tjermauic. via Queenstown at a N. ior h.yt- PEI
soaI Tacnc ports per steamship Coon VIA Aspnwan
eIIers Guatemala aud Mexico must og aoosa p PET
dSd ut =. for Bocas dei ioro' per steamship var
"a. Tor the West indies via ST. Thomas ana
Barbadoes, amt tot Para Maraaan Ses anu Ss
M $50 D. IN lor Newfoundland, per steamer iroia Hail
sATURDAY-Ati W. for Europe per 'teans nip Aurani1
acran. Italy spain and Portugal must We ee..e. gsr
Vera VIA southampton aud Bremen te.srs Tor 1IeaI
!orT a Ella al la N. tor France switzerland Italy.
span AMI rOsGSa td per Noswas direct per steamship
Ge.ser etters be directed per Geiserl a. "a.
Tor The Netherlands direct per steamship Laaaan Va
Amsterdam (letters must Oe directed per LaandAn D
M 11s sSa inns mas, p De pee Wes
ernAndD at IA a. a. Vr gene%aeia su se. 49,, Isr.
tumnus. -
Mail. for China Japan per steamship Gaelic from san
Tor tnc sandwicI Islands, per steamship Aus'is
from close here Mafcd "a AZ y u
Mats ,or The society Islands, per ship lrOpo bra
1rnn san Francisco close mere March ~ - n
NlIs tor Australia Zealand, Saniwicl fyl ahd So
moan Islands per steamship Alameda IRON san riahcts
COZ close April i al D. IN o, oa attv@ a. ~
at with BRUSH mats LOT aus
fralla Malls CuDa by rail 10 ianpa f ani .-ehSo
by steamer key Vest tIa, close ~ tuis ciuSe 44v
1850 - LII
.Ihe .chedule OF closing Trans'Pach mails IS ar
raned on the presumption "a their uninterrupted onolL
Mails from the East arriving oi
Tine Al san FRANCISCO the day oi SAILING vi ste$neEsde'
dispa'cneu '" HENRY o. PEARSON. Postmaster
Post Office New.YOrG. y. T., Marcn L. 1857
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cp0WDs STILL AT THE ORCHID SHOW.

The exhibition OF orchids at the Eden Musee still con
tnues TO attract crowds of visitors whose interest In the
yariegaed foliage and eccentric forms OF these bcanti
f,l plauts never seems to flag. MuncH Laioss Hun
garian Band has played IN the country TO more
fasbIouabic or apprcciave audiences. Many admirers
OF the orchids who do not possess hot houses are Mn
dered FROM specimens by the fear mat tbcy can
not he cultivated successfully In their window gardens
While this true o most varieties there are two or hee
of the most beautiful though not the rarest, hardy
enongh for that purpose The cut flowers fresh
as wien the exhibition opened. proving their lasting
qualities when severed from the stalk.
The exhibit will close on Tuesday at mdnlght
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THE npyyJSu a,fyRroAy CLAIM swIyDLE.

George f. Parker. the president oil The Brnsh-Amercan
Claim Agency whose business was brought 20 an untmey
end on Friday by joint Efforts OF Inspector Byrnes and
Inspector Ads remained In The TomSs Yesterday
IN default OF 900 bail His companions george W. LID
Oons lawyer Edwin r.. Wether were ucAier they
having been held In only $1,000 esch On "a, c1 h
of which furnlshed ioI Wcm.
After waiting nntii nearly for bondsman 10 aple At
Walsh.
Mr. Gibbons employed as counsel for
the company and acted snch good fah ana u
crooked business done IL absolutely without
hts knowledge MT Gibbons heretofore had good repu.
tati0n lawyer and has somewhat identified with The
Coupty Democracy.
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rOISOyERS ARRAIGNED " CAMBRIDGE


boston. March 5.-Alrl sarah j. Robinson was 'ouHy
,,pc1 m tho supreme Judicial Court mt Cambridge on
indictments alleging that June 20. lsso, size admins
tered poison To- Inrc Arthur Freeman ana caused MS
death that August /. lsS she caused the death Oh
her husband. Moses Robinson by administering POISON
and that July 1856 she murdered by poison lnohs
Arthur Freeman. The prisoner pleaded not glty 10 Az
lid indictments and held for trial Anpie IoWes "
CnbiGgc was arraigned for pUsoning her husphili i
w.d Townes with arsenic. she pleaded not guilty ana
,yns remnndcd Tor trial
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applied TO Justice Andrews In the Supreme Court Chambers
yesterday mandamus directing that he be relnstaed on
the ground had been illegally dismissed Simon Dree
ben president congregation IN opposition to the april
cation made affidavit In which ne said that singer n
wooden cross" which ariong orthooox Hebrews is re-
gsted as most opprQbious appestion was the ionr
offence OF The kind that Singer had committed and was ecu
lated to ridcue The president and belitte the dignity o ~,
Justice Andrews decided that the court cOuu NV
and denied the motion.
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LOSSES IN VARIOUS PLACES.

CARLISLE, Penn, March (Specidi-A FIRE last hIsh'
ten miles from here Oh the Cumberland and Perry Coun
ties line destroyed the large gst mill belonging 10 MI
Adams Loss S2j 600; origin inceAdiary
OTTAWA. ont. March "a wooden block on SparA-s|
was burned today. 1t was occupied by Kerry Brothers
tailors; r. Bgelow nowsdeaer aud stauoneT, ana
others The loss Is $4,000.
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IRAsII,s =. HROWN.

Erastus 8. Brown. age seyenty-fvc. for many years
well known grain merchant IN Ne"-iorR' dieu suu-
denly yesterday at his home. No l5 East tity seventh
A. lie was born In central part OF the stare ana
came to the city than forty years ago starring IN
the grain trade lac continued In active business uhtiI
twelve years ago He one or the earliest lhehpc.s
Of the Produce Exchange aud was for sefera years It's
slLcnt
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PATRICK CLARK.

Patrick Clark the Inventor. aud n the Oldest AMI
best known residents OF Railway, y. J.. died Yesterday
IJc as horn I'm ireland sixty nine years ago. lie was the
Inventor OF Clarks damper regulator Tor steam boilers
He invented the pasteboarddryer th' iyatt ""et
nlter Clnrks pateut fa-bower and steam wagon Ills
death resulted from typhoid pneumonia lie was one OF
the organizers OF the Republican party IN mon Oouh!'
lie leaves "A wife, three sons ana two daughters
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Of the barometer yesterday was downward There was
b rainfall OF OLA inch. The temperature ranged be-
tween 22o and 800, tho (26 being 5s0 lower
than on Friday.
In ana near this city to-day thcre will probably DO
warmer weather and rain.
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THE TIER REPORT.

GOVERNMENT GNDICArGoN5-F)I 81 HOURS.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-For Maine, New-iiampshre'
Massachusetts Rhode Island Vermont Connecticut
Eastern New York, NewJersey. Eastern pennsylvania
and Delaware, RAIN warmer, eastery winds shifting 10
southerly.
For District of Columbia Virginia, Maryland North
Carolina and South Carolina. rain, warmer, eastery
winds shifting to southerly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-06

KINGSTON, March ) (Speciab.-Mrs. H. II. Reynolds
widow OF Henry H. Reynolds died at her home here last
night after protractcd illness. age seventyseVeh enc
WAS "A member OF the state Charities Aid Society ana
was connected with the Prison Association Challtaple
and benevolent wholly without ostentation no person
In this region Of country has given more oeI"1 vi oo
tinnOnslY To the worthy
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WaItiiam Watches.

The new hafdollar wALTHAM WATCH, not in price
but in SIZE is one OF best productions OF the watham
Factory It is the same diameter silver haltdoar Is
has gold wheels and sells for moderate price
The most desirable adys watch offered To see how
small it is place hafoar the dial of any other watch
HOWARD 81 CO.,
osl FIFTH AVENUE, NETWORK.
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Ipsure Your Health

aganst tho many changes incident the approach OF spring
by wearing Pasters Your chest nngs ana k
news They protection Guard against limitations
ana frauls Ask Tor Benson's Take no other.
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PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

rim Arenus Hote-E senator J. n. Camden. of West
Virginia Charles F. Crisp, Of Georgia
HOFFMAN, Houe-Ex James Negley OF Pitts
burg.
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superlntsndont OF Fashionable sundav-sehool-S"w;
Children what Drd IL talt brous"t Moan suca e"o'
small Voice from Roar Ssat-I know 4'trirh. cos
Mrs. Noah could pu. the wings Ia her hat -ttidbA
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FIAMrs IN IL TOwNsEND's HOUSE.

FLAMTS n ]. ]. TOWNsENDTo IUUHI"
lge occurred last night at No. l3l Finhave'' inc
house OF the well-known lawyer John j. Townsend One
hundred dollars damage was done.
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HE DIDN'T LIKE SUOH AN EPIfHEE
Joseph removed from his position NJ trus
tee Of Congregation mai Israel Anshi samni'
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MRS. ROgBLIgGS EARRINGS STOLEN
Charles Esston colored arrested In. Brooklyn
osday while pawnng pair Of diamond earrings valued
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SLEET AND SNOW IN VIRGINIA.
'IyScuRURG Va, March >. A heavy seet aud snow
alarm prevailed In this vicinity to-day. The weather Is
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at $780, acknowledged having stolen them from the
Louise OF Mrs Roebnng No. 223 Statest, trenton NJ Dc
Mrs Roebng sent word that she had been robbed.
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sueriaI &r::,
~ the Amerieaa ri ga lrric-.

Al the AhttfB0st. ~ tsfft-'
on EXHIBITION DAY AND EVENING
(~undays exce2isD
THE A. r. STEWART ART COLLECTION
FAMOUS PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE.
hkoS7Hs nMe codR ciSc
FURNITURE AND
THE VALUABLE LIBRARY.
The BY sn sss ny IF s * a"sG% rSr
cLiScH. esq S Executor: Of the Estate Of
MRS. coRNELIA NJ. STEWART. DECEASED.
ON ISgs Mahcn @ y A AN gH h EVEN
cMfcKE6ING HALL.
Gun IA Ar + I'll TmE '. AMEaIdsS ART oAIIEhIEs
Full particulars in catalogues (Imtea edition. price si
SPECIAL NOTICE
Permits 10 view the paintings AZ the STEW
Az 2 s are good only on
issue. between 10 a. H. and 3 p m.
TUESDAY NEXT sTH INST,
Art students members Of institutions Of ne eass o
am Art students" Art school Of Metropolitan Museum
the pass signed by the President or secretary Of the
institution Of which they are now members
ON THIS DAY AND EVENING (MARcH 81
THEGALLERI Els WILL BE cLosEDso THE PUBLIC
AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION. Managers.
THOMAS Z. KIRBY, Auctioneer.
a. Orgies Art Galleries,
Slc AND s47 BROADWAY
On Free Exhibition Day and Evening
PAINTINGS IN OIL BY
WORTHIN GTON wHITTREDGE. N. A.
To BIO sold at auction. without reserve,
WEDNESDAY EVENING MARCH o. AT O'CLOCK.
VIM. b. NORMAN, AUCrIoNEER.
BY ORIOLES IL co.
Not;ce 70 Iadies-Ioy's English sailor SuitS Only
house In the Unitel States for these gen unc goods .
DE PIMA, 1874 9TH ave, near 3othsL.
The Meyer. sniGen Co, Limited,
have Just completed extensive their premises
with the result that persons contemplating
BUILDING OR MAKING ALTERATIONS TO THEIR
PLUMBING
will find visit showrooms most suggestive and
interesting series OF
MODEL BATHROOMS,
fitted I'D and furnished suitable for different classes ofhouses
being novel feature.
AZ cLIFF.sT. Cnear Fulton) NETWORK.
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TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS

In the diagram continuous shows the baIomeris muo
tuatons Yesterday observed az the unsa ,n msra.
The dashes inhichto INC ef
ure noted Hudnuts pharmacy 1io n'o~""~S'
-. $4,000. March FL A. M.-Thc movement
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Of EXHIBITION DAY AND EVENING
(Sundays excegisD
THE A. r. STEWART ART COLLECTION
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FAMOUS pArNTrYGs AND SCULPTURE.

BRONZES, EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL PuN
LAIN, CL0ISONNE. ENAMELS. cLoCks AND CLo
SETS. STERLING SILNERWARE, RICH BACcAE
GLASS, stNREs AND MfNToNTABLE SERVICE, A
The Osceola times., 1887-07-09
NATIONAL FINANCES.
some OF the Figures shown In the Monthly
and Annual Statements Of the Treasury
Depsrtment-The surplus Revenues OF
the Past Fiscal year.

Some Of the Figures shown In the Monthly
and Annual Statements OF the Treasury
Department-The surplus Revenues OF
the Past Fiscal year.
WASHINGTON. July 2-The reduction in
the public debt during June, as shown In
the statement issued from the Treasury
Department yesterday, is s16,s52,125' and
for the fis cal wear just ended SlO9, 1OI, $40,
against s96 09T, 766 during the preceding
fiscal year. The total debt now, less
cash in the treasury, amounts to
tl, 2T9 42s, 737. The total net cash or
actual surplus IN the treasury is 81, s53, 389
while a year ago, IL amounted TO $40, l9l,
100 One year ago, at the beginning OF
the fiscal year just Closed, the treasury
net gold fund was Sl5d 193 14s and now
this fund aggregates slS6 315,669 an In
crease Of $40. 5000 o; the net silver fund
was 500 80 $50 and now it is s73, 34s 42s
decrease of about s23 900, 600 during the
year.
Standard silver dollars are steadily ac-
cumulating, and the treasury now holds
e5ll, ,4t3 go Of this coin, or nearly $50, 00O,-
900 more than on July |, 1856 There are
now s. 600, O)) standard silver dollars in
circulation against about 52,0OO,O0O one
year ago.
aggregate s'42,l &c ol7 against SIS ll6 pa
on July ], lSs6-an increase Of $4,000, 900
during the past fiscal year.
Customs receipts for June amounted to
SIS. 9S9. :59 and internal revenue receipts
to sl0,6i5 9i2. The total receipts for the
year from all sources were :37l .3S) Sg3,
against 1896, 439 ~ Tor the preceding
fiscal year. Customs receipts for the year
Just closed were s2l7 4 3 9s3; internal rev.
enue receipts We're sllj 1854 and re-
ceipis from miscellaneous sources
amounted to S4 0s4 O63 This shows an
increase, com pared with the preceding
year Of s94 49S, $50 in customs receipts,
Sl23l5ll internal revenue receipts and
Is, ,6g6 in receipts from miscellaneous
sources.
Government expenditures for the past
fiscal year aggregated s26S $40 100, against
S242, 4S3 1873 drring The preceding year, an
increase of SIC. c0) 900 Ordinary expenses
for the year just closed were sl45, III, ,52l,
or, in round numbers, SIG 50),00J more
than the preceding year, and the pension
charge for the year just closed was S15,-
6j3, 40 or 81 ',0)l0)0 more than
the preceding year. while the interest
charge was, s41, 1,7i4,s o. or 81, 5000 less
than DUNG the preceding year With
total receipts amounting TO S57i,3s ,s93
and total expenditures including SIS, ,00o,-
900 sinking fund, amounting to S3l3,5l6-
1870, the surplus revenue Of the past fiscal
year will aggregate about $4,000, 900,
against S45 00oo surplus for the ifs cal
year ended July |, 1856